As far as governance is concerned, the FCFA is very open to the idea of meeting with Heritage officials. Better yet, why wouldn't the Privy Council not coordinate all the programs which are delivered to minority official language communities? This certainly calls for an overall perspective. It would be very important to understand why there is this dichotomy within the Department of Canadian Heritage. Why are projects and programs reviewed by two different departments and two assistant deputy ministers? If we looked at that and at risk management, I think we could make a lot of progress.
There has also been staff turnover in regional offices. It is not only happening in our communities. I believe the Department of Canadian Heritage is looking at this situation right now, because it could have serious consequences. However, there is a potential number of specific solutions which would be easy to identify, and which could easily be discussed around one table. We have approached the OLSPB, and we have asked for the creation of a joint committee comprised of representatives of the FCFA and government. The door is open to discussions, and we are very pleased about that.